With Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and legislative leaders poised for the year’s first serious, bipartisan budget conversation on the state’s core services and what it can afford to spend, the Permanent Commission on the Status of Women has released a report illustrating the importance of the social safety net on the ability of families to thrive in the state.

Carolyn Treiss, executive director of the commission, said lawmakers in the room Monday for the first budget discussions need to be aware of what working people in the state are up against in the struggle to make a living — not just anecdotally or on average, but among different family types in every region of the state.

“We don’t know what’s going to be on the chopping block,” Treiss said. “. . . but if social services and safety net programs are on the table, the impact to families that are receiving those supports is going to be great.”

Spending cuts to hospitals, the Department of Developmental Services, and the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services were proposed by Malloy and widely panned by lawmakers last month when the governor first announced $103 million in budget cuts. Last week, Malloy announced another $120 million more in cuts to fight continuing Wall Street woes and a ballooning state deficit.

Social service advocates at the Permanent Commission on the Status of Women say the report is an evidence-based way to help guide legislators’ decision making. It uses the “Self Sufficiency Standard” to analyze how much income a family must earn to meet basic needs without relying on public or private assistance.